ID3 v.1 Bug

Drasla · 5th February 2002, 04:46

Winamp allows you to enter in two more characters in the comment field of ID3 v.1 or 1.1 tags than it actually saves.

- Kurt

5th February 2002, 16:56

No bug, a standard. If you enter a track number for ID3v1.1 it uses the last two bits of the comment field. So it goes from 30 characters to 28 characters.

c2R · 5th February 2002, 18:25

There's loads of information about the id3 standard on http://www.id3.org, including a short history.

NRen2k5 · 5th February 2002, 21:47

I use ID3v1.0 for my ID3v1 tags. No point in using tracknumbers in ID3v1, especially if you add them in the ID3v2 tag, if you add one...

Drasla · 5th February 2002, 23:49

Yeah, that's a bug. If you use the track# tag, winamp should only permit you to enter in 28 characters in the comment field. It should run a diagnostic to see if the track # tag is present, then adjust the maximum string width accordingly, otherwise its giving the impression that your saving more information than you are.

5th February 2002, 23:53

Well, what if you already implemented a comment and then enter a track? it would have to go back and then remove the characters form the text box. Even not it is still dynamically setting the box limits. It is a lot of extra code for a very little feature.

Drasla · 5th February 2002, 23:55

Point taken, I'll shut up.

peter · 5th February 2002, 23:56

id3 format is one big bug. creators of id3 should be shot for making mess.

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Drasla Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 81	ID3 v.1 Bug Winamp allows you to enter in two more characters in the comment field of ID3 v.1 or 1.1 tags than it actually saves. - Kurt

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5th February 2002, 16:56	#2
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	No bug, a standard. If you enter a track number for ID3v1.1 it uses the last two bits of the comment field. So it goes from 30 characters to 28 characters.

5th February 2002, 21:47	#4
NRen2k5 Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 622	I use ID3v1.0 for my ID3v1 tags. No point in using tracknumbers in ID3v1, especially if you add them in the ID3v2 tag, if you add one...

5th February 2002, 23:49	#5
Drasla Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 81	Yeah, that's a bug. If you use the track# tag, winamp should only permit you to enter in 28 characters in the comment field. It should run a diagnostic to see if the track # tag is present, then adjust the maximum string width accordingly, otherwise its giving the impression that your saving more information than you are.

5th February 2002, 23:53	#6
Sawg Guest Posts: n/a	Well, what if you already implemented a comment and then enter a track? it would have to go back and then remove the characters form the text box. Even not it is still dynamically setting the box limits. It is a lot of extra code for a very little feature.

5th February 2002, 23:55	#7
Drasla Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 81	Point taken, I'll shut up.

5th February 2002, 23:56	#8
peter ist death Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 3,704	id3 format is one big bug. creators of id3 should be shot for making mess.